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Word: prevents (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Nutmegs, or castor beans, around the neck or in the pocket to prevent indigestion and colic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Folk Remedies | 6/4/1934 | See Source »

Knee cap of a sheep worn as a garter to prevent leg muscle cramps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Folk Remedies | 6/4/1934 | See Source »

Hair combings to be burned, to prevent a bird from finding them and building them into a nest. Otherwise the careless comber will suffer headaches until the fledglings leave the hair-woven nest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Folk Remedies | 6/4/1934 | See Source »

Pierced ears to prevent weak eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Folk Remedies | 6/4/1934 | See Source »

Straighten out an amputated "hand or foot and bury it comfortably in a roomy box to prevent its paining its erstwhile owner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Folk Remedies | 6/4/1934 | See Source »

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